Comparison

Video Maker vs Video Maker & Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Video Maker

Transform your photos into captivating movies with dynamic animations and music. Easily select themes, add your favorite songs, and arrange images to create stunning videos. Share your creations instantly with friends on social media.

Highlights
  • Create videos from photos
  • Add movie themes and effects
  • In-built music library
  • Custom music selection
  • Arrange images freely
  • Add titles and animated backgrounds
  • Social media sharing
Features
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VideoMaker App will turn your photos into sensational movies by adding beautiful animations and music to it for Free. It allows you to select the Theme/effects and Audio of your Choice, and allows you to create & Share your Stunning Video. It's never been easier to make video from images/photos by choosing one of our video effects and music from our library or choose your ownsong/Music of your choice to make most beautiful video out of your photos, and Share that amazing movements with your Friends using our inbuilt Social Sharing option. Key Features:- * Create Stunning Video from your Photos * Add our in-built movie Themes and make your albums with your photos * Add Animated backgrounds to your video * Add Music from our in-built library * You can choose song or music of your own choice if you wish * You can arrange the images according to your choice * Add Title to your Video/Photo * Option to choose photos from your camera roll * In-built option to share your Awesome video with social networking sites * You can share on Facebook, Instagram, email, YouTube, Viddy etc Steps to create your movie 1. Select Create Project and select your Aspect Ratio and all photos from your album. 2. Add your Favourite transition. 3. Select your background, background 4. Select animation transition 5. Select music from music library or from our app. 6. Add effects to photos. 7. Enter your movie title. 8. Click on done button to create your movie. 9. Share with your friends(supports Facebook,Instagram, email,YouTube ,Viddy etc). Or You can use our huge collection of Themes and make movie with photos and videos too. How Does VideoMaker App Works? You don't need be a video editor at all to use this app. Just use our app as a movie maker. VideoMaker app will analyze your photos and focus on users automatically and creates a professional looking movie from photos that you have selected. It will give you an option to select effect and music according to your Choice/mood and make your video even more interesting/Compiling. RESTORE:You can restore your paid in app purchases without paying again. Follow these steps 1. Open the app 2. Click on Top Right to open the Premium window 3. Click on RESTORE to re-activate your in app purchases again 4. DONE Video Maker Premium Subscription========================== 1. Enjoy professional video maker & slideshow tools with Pro-Level Features & Amazing Members-Only Benefits. 2. Get unlimited access to all premium Slideshow maker Themes 3. Get unlimited access to all premium filters and tools 4. Patterns, colors, Stickers and Fonts 5. Get rid of ads and watermark 6. Get access to all movie style Photo and video transitions. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Subscription plans: 1. USD $20.99/6 Months 2. USD $3.99/Week 3. USD $30.99/Year with 3 days Free Trial Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in account settings. Renewals are charged within 24-hours preceding the end of the current period. Payment is charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by the user. Terms of Service: http://206.189.130.170/ps_tc.html Privacy: http://206.189.130.170/ps_privacy.html

About

Video Maker & Editor

Easily create professional-looking videos with a wide range of editing tools. Add text, music, filters, and effects to make your content stand out. Merge videos, create photo collages, and convert clips to GIFs.

Highlights
  • Add subtitles, text, music, and stickers
  • Apply filters and special effects
  • Create photo video collages with custom layouts
  • Mix and merge multiple videos and photos
  • Trim, crop, scale, and rotate video clips
  • Convert video clips or images to GIF
Features
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Video Editor & Effects The easy way to create stunning videos & add subtitles, text, music, stickers, add filters & effects, and much more to attracts customers. Drag audio, videos, photos and titles into the timeline and adjust the position and layout of your video and add special effects to make eye-catching videos. Collage Photo Video Editor Create collage video with 50+ layouts in just few taps. Customise grid layout ratio and its background color, also change border position and curve radius. Video Mixer & Merger Mix and merge multiple photos and videos together, add music and combine videos without losing quality. It helps to merge video with different frame rate, same frame size and audio rate video files. Video Tools Clips on the timeline can be adjusted in multiple ways, including cropping, scaling, trimming, rotation and adjusting. It helps you to trim and crop video, removing unwanted portions. Split your video into 30 sec automatically, customize time duration to be split. Use the power of video to capture the surprising reaction with music OR recording. Convert a video clip OR multiple images into a GIF. UNLIMITED PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions can be weekly, monthly and annual** The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period ** Subscription amounts are equal to the value that the "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines to be the equivalent of the subscription price of your local currency in $USD. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/appsnature-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kartum/home

Screenshots

Video Maker4 screens
Video Maker & Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Video Maker at none against Video Maker & Editor's shown. Video Maker also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 118). Video Maker & Editor's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 64%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Video Maker & Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Video Maker against 4.0 for Video Maker & Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Maker has 10K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Video Maker's written reviews are positive against 78% of Video Maker & Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Maker ships an update every 2 months, Video Maker & Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Maker versus Video Maker & Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo MakerVideo Maker & Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10K ratings)4.0 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews77.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better118
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpixel force private limitedSunil Zalavadiya

Customer experience

Video Maker

All ratings10,321 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral17.8%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews417 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral17.3%
Negative18.7%

Video Maker & Editor

All ratings118 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative19.1%

User reviews

Video Maker

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient slideshow creation
  • 💡 Variety of effects and transitions
  • 🎨 Good photo editing capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, must pay for full access
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💸 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📤 Difficulty uploading own music

Video Maker & Editor

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Wide variety of effects, filters, and transitions
  • 🎵 Ability to add custom music from library
  • ⚡ Fast video export and processing
  • 🆓 Free features available without watermarks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • 💰 Paywall for premium features and export
  • 📺 Intrusive ads appearing every few seconds
  • ❌ Ads with no close button or exit option
  • 🔄 Loss of progress when switching apps

Bugs and requests

Video Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add more than 7 photos
  • Music playback issues and repeated songs
  • Slideshow generation often fails to complete

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase free photo limit
  • Add more free music options
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Allow custom music uploads in free version

Video Maker & Editor

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Video editor fails to load on startup
  • App crashes during video creation or export
  • Music import from iTunes/library freezes or fails
  • Progress lost when switching to other apps
  • Not all selected photos load in slideshow
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  • Photos appear with heads cut off and cannot be repositioned
  • Ads block close button making them impossible to dismiss
  • Game ads trap users with no exit option
  • App logs out users unexpectedly
  • Forced to restart projects multiple times
  • Unable to add music despite UI option
  • Video disappears abruptly during creation
  • App shuts down after multiple attempts
  • Slow loading times causing content loss
  • Vertical video format cannot be changed to horizontal

Requested features

14 requests
  • More music/song options or ability to add custom music
  • Additional animation and transition styles
  • More text formatting options and backgrounds
  • Landscape orientation support
  • Confirmation dialog for accidental deletions
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  • Ability to reverse videos
  • More video templates and themes
  • Sound effects like bird sounds
  • Logo addition without premium payment
  • Better photo album browsing interface
  • Ability to view video while adding subtitles
  • More birthday and anniversary frames
  • Color options for text
  • Ad-free experience option

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Video Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Video Maker Weekly Pro$3.997 Days
  • Video Maker HalfYearly$20.996 Months
  • Video Maker Yearly Pro3 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro version$2.99
4 purchases

Video Maker & Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock Features & Remove Ads$2.997 Days
  • Unlock Features & Remove Ads$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Video Maker free?
Video Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Maker & Editor free?
Video Maker & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Maker or Video Maker & Editor?
Video Maker & Editor is rated higher. Video Maker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Video Maker & Editor averages 4.0 from 118 ratings.
Do Video Maker or Video Maker & Editor have ads?
Video Maker & Editor shows ads; Video Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Maker or Video Maker & Editor?
Video Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Video Maker & Editor every 3 months. Most recently, Video Maker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Video Maker & Editor on October 24, 2026.

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